Effects of biochar amendment on root traits and contaminant availability of maize plants in a copper and arsenic impacted soil

Plant and Soil

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 351-360

  Brennan, Aoife ^a   Jiménez, Eduardo Moreno ^b   Puschenreiter, Markus ^c   Alburquerque, José Antonio ^d   Switzer, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Availability; Biochar; Contaminated soil; Phytostabilisation; Rhizobox

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CHARCOAL; COPPER; MAIZE; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84899923590     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2074-0     Document Type: Article

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